Suspension

Lynnmor wrote:
Most trailers use this type of suspension, no matter how much you paid for it. Most trailers are towed to the local campground a few times a year and the manufacturers build accordingly.

If you actually want to use a travel trailer to travel, you need to do some upgrades. I replaced the junk springs, plastic spring bushings, weak axles and shackles.

I don't "buy" that at all.

If what YOU state is true then how in the world has MY 1983 26ft TT been able to keep IT'S ORIGINAL "junky" springs, bushings, weak axles together for 32 yrs?

My TT ORIGINATED from California and eventually ended up in western PA.. I have the original sales receipts that the original owner and even the previous owner kept so I do know it was well traveled before I got it.

I CAN assure you it HAS seen MORE than "average" or "normal" on the road time.

Perhaps on the newer trailers what you are seeing is the mere fact that the manufacturers are NOT "building in" EXTRA CAPACITY like they used to.. In other words, YOU the owner are loading the trailers up to AND exceeding design specs then crying fowl when something breaks.

You DO realize when a builder puts two 3500 lb axles under the trailer that the trailer manufacturer does NOT include the tongue weight..

So, the if axles are designed to carry 7,000 lbs BUT they give a GVWR of 8,000 they ARE expecting the tongue to carry at least 1,000 lbs of the weight..

Things ARE going to break if you expect 7,000 lb capacity axles to carry 8,000 lbs and the tongue to carry 1,000 lbs (IE total of 9,000 lbs)..

The OP should have contacted THE SELLING DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE before crying fowl and venting here.. There ARE more than one side of the story and I suspect the OP is not really giving full truthful disclosure..